Bluecoat reopens this weekend!
This week Culture Reporter Catherine Jones recommends:
Mar 10 2008 by Catherine Jones, Liverpool Echo
IT’S been under scaffolding, it’s been under wraps, but finally the Bluecoat arts centre is set to reopen its doors this weekend after a £12.5m restoration.
A host of free events take place on Saturday and Sunday from noon to 6pm each day, including performances by Sense of Sound, Elle S’appelle and Philip Jack.
Author Jeanette Winterson appears on Saturday evening, with tickets costing £7/£5 on 0151-702 5324.
:PDT11 can't wait to see what they've done to it.
Bluecoat railings artists
http://www.bwpics.co.uk/gallery/live...s/bluecoat.jpg
With the welcome recent re-opening of the Bluecoat, here's a photo of it in 1984, showing painter Rob Ball (and his dog Tramp),one of the regular exhibitors on the railings outside. Next to him was Tony Flanagan's spot and I used to sell my photographs on the end. Two much-missed friends.
Will the railing artists be permitted to return to the shiny new Bluecoat?
http://www.bwpics.co.uk/gallery/oldpics/bluecoat.jpg
http://www.bwpics.co.uk/gallery/oldpics/bluecoatold.jpg
Bluecoat Arts Centre Fire, May 13, 2008
Just seen on Granada news that fire crews are tackling a blaze at the in the kitchens at the Bluecoat Arts Centre - no further information, hope this is a small contained fire.